This file photo shows a streak of a meteor, seen in the night sky. An exploding meteor …
An exploding meteor was believed to be responsible for a huge bang that reverberated around the Pacific island nation of Niue last week, according to police.
Niue police chief Mark Chenery said the loud bang on Wednesday night woke the island's 1,200 residents and he initially thought a boat had exploded in the harbour.
Chenery said there was widespread speculation about the cause of the noise but the Carter observatory in New Zealand had told him it was likely to be a meteor exploding 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) high in the atmosphere.
"There was a large (noise), a huge clap of thunder but it was its normal starry night outside," he told Radio New Zealand.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Exploding meteor wakes Pacific island nation
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment